helicase activity

Term Information

Accession
GO:0004386
Ontology
molecular function
Synonyms
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: NTP + H2O = NDP + phosphate, to drive the unwinding of a DNA or RNA helix. [source: GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732]
Comment
Note that most helicases catalyze processive duplex unwinding.
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